Top Ten Home Business Ideas for 2011

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The following is a guest post by Scott Lindsay.

Everyone dreams of working from home but it is hard to find a job that would allow you to work from home and make enough money to support you and your family. However, if you look hard enough you can find a number of work from home jobs where you can make more money than you would working at a full time job that takes you away from home each day. Outlined below are some of top ten home business ideas for 2011.

Working online – today more businesses and internet companies are looking for people who are willing to work online. Working online may involve such things as writing articles and blog entries, data entry and website flipping. This is the ideal job if you want to work from home because it is the most cost effective and profitable.

Personalized Products – if you have a talent for creating something that you can sell online then you need to try it. People are always looking for handmade products that are different and original. There are a number of websites online today that allow you to sell your products for a relatively small fee and there are some that allow you to create ads and sell products for free.

Green/Organic Products – As more and more people are looking to go green it is the perfect time to tap into this market. If you have created your own environmentally friendly products or you want to sell them for someone else, doing it from home is perfect. You can set up a website or host house parties where you advertise your product.

Home Staging – if you have a knack for interior design you may be able to start your own home staging business. This means that you would work with other companies and individuals to stage a house that is for sale. You may add more furniture to a house or work with a person’s existing furniture to make the property more appealing to buyers. You would then charge a fee for the services that you provide.

Financial Advisor – in today’s economy people are always looking for advice when it comes to their finances. If you have the training and experience you can set up your own company out of your home where you would meet with people and give them the help they need to get their finances on track so that they can start saving money instead of losing money.

Cosmetics Consultant – the “Avon lady” has been around for years and people are often reluctant to enter a business such as this. However today, there are a number of new products being introduced in the cosmetics market and if you feel that you could be a good sales person there is the potential to make a considerable amount of money.

Food Business – Today we are being bombarded with cooking shows and baking shows where it seems as if people are making oodles of money cooking and baking cakes. If you have a talent for cooking or cake decorating you could start your own business from home. You are sure to find someone who wants a cake made for a special occasion and it only takes one person to buy a product from you to get your name out there.

Card Making/Scrapbooking – Not everyone has the talent to create handmade greeting cards or to create the perfect scrapbook page but are instead willing to pay someone else to do it for them. You can now take your hobby and turn it into a full time job where you sell the cards scrapbooking pages that you make. If they are reasonably priced you will be guaranteed to find people who would be willing to buy your product over an expensive store bought product.

Cleaning Services – everyone dreams of having a maid to come in and clean their home several times a week but cannot afford to pay the high fees associated with these services. If you are a person who enjoys cleaning you can start your own cleaning business that is designed for those people on a budget. People may not be willing to pay twenty-five dollars an hour but they may pay fifteen and at those rates it won’t take long to create a clientele.

Pet-Based Products – Are you crafty and creative? If so then it is easy to create a business that revolves around pet products. Pet owners love their “babies” and some are willing to buy just about anything for their pets. Creating a new pet product can get you started on your way to creating a profitable business.

The above mentioned home business ideas are just suggestions for what seems to working for people who have created successful home based business. You are free to try anything that might work for you.

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